The doc specifically talks about training...singles, pairs/dance and synchro. Public sessions weren't mentioned (I think we can assume they're a long way away). Since the purpose of masks is to prevent respiratory droplets from traveling toward other people, and the more "athletic" you get, the more you exhale, saying skaters don't need to wear masks then basically defeats the purpose of their whole doc.
Latest USFS communication: https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/returning-skating-programs-and-disciplines
Its official statement is that wearing masks on the ice is encouraged but skaters don't have to if they are doing "athletic training" - uh, that's the whole point.
Yes, I read it, but training is when larger amounts of droplets are flying around, and social distancing is pretty much impossible with everyone flying around the rink. So wearing a mask during training seems even more important than when you enter the building 6 feet away from everyone else. USFS is saying people should wear masks, but not when the risk of transmission is highest.
Contact tracing is performed by public health offices. Mostly like at the county level.
Right, but rinks can help that by keeping track of who is on sheets of ice, crossing paths in lobbies and locker rooms. It would be in a rink's interest to do this and be meticulous; you'd only want to limit staff and coach and skater quarantines to specific people and limit the times an entire rink might need to be shut down for 2 weeks.
I think the main thing is to do a full risk assessment and work out every possible combination and permutation of every little thing that can go wrong. Then use that to guide the measures in place.
I agree with you. I read over the Park City rules cited above. One key provision wouldn't work for me at all: you can't bring anything (including water and tissues) to park by the boards or in the hockey boxes. Everything has to stay in a designated spot in the lobby. I've never been to Park City, so I don't know how big it is, and how quickly you can get from the ice to the lobby and back.
There are many disinfectants that will kill off the viruses in 10 min or less. That's not a problem. One practical problem is whether a strong disinfectant will attack and degrade the surface (being cleaned), especially upon frequently repeated use. The major problem though is that most disinfectants kill off the viruses only for the short duration during which they are applied, with no residual long-term protection. So a freshly decontaminated surface gets recontaminated the instant an infected person touches it, or coughs or sneezes on it. That's the big challenge.
You could a skater risk assessment with questions like "How many times do you blow your nose in an hour"
You could do a skater risk assessment with questions like "How many times do you blow your nose in an hour"
Over the course of two decades or so, I've had a nosebleed several times while I was spinning. I ended up with a circular array of red dots frozen onto the ice around me. Showed my spins weren't travelling too much.
Of course, if them's the rules, we can choose to take 'em or leave 'em. But some here thought these rules were great, a model to emulate for other rinks.
Sorry this is a gross one.Over the course of two decades or so, I've had a nosebleed several times while I was spinning. I ended up with a circular array of red dots frozen onto the ice around me. Showed my spins weren't travelling too much.
+3 Snot GOEWhen IJS was implemented, some of us suggested extra +GOE for how far the ribbon of snot went when it came out of your nose during a spin
Right. This is why most rinks aren't opening locker rooms, are removing all benches, don't want anyone setting anything down anywhere as much as possible. The less cleaning needed, the more likely they will be to stay open.
